Mythical Kings and Iguanas
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Mythical Kings and Iguanas
- Artist: Dory Previn
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- Release Date: 1971 03
- Total Time: 37:20
- Genre: Rock
Review
A year on from the debut, Previn's cupboard was still bursting with demons. This time out, though, she put her childhood anxieties on hold and dealt with more immediate concerns -- the quest for spiritual fulfillment and the simple need to find a healthy, loving relationship -- in a series of mostly dark, experimental folk ballads. The record bore a more muted sound than its predecessor, but lyrically it was as incisive as ever. With beguiling candor, Previn neatly pinned down the inevitable inequalities of an affair with a younger man ("Whatever you give me/I'll take as it comes/Discarding self-pity/I'll manage with crumbs") on "Lemon Haired Ladies." "Angels and Devils the Following Day" remains a great modern-day fable about psychological abuse versus physical abuse -- wisely concluding that a few punches are nothing compared to chronic mental torture. Mythical Kings and Iguanas also contained "Lady with the Braid," the closest Previn came to an adult radio hit. ~ Charles Donovan, Rovi| Mythical Fornication (2006 Album by Stuckey & Murray) | |
| Mythical Kings and Iguanas/Reflections in a Mud Puddle (1998 Album by Dory Previn) |
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Mythical Kings and Iguanas
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| Studio album by Dory Previn | ||||
| Released | March 1971 | |||
| Genre | Singer-songwriter | |||
| Label | Mediarts/United Artists | |||
| Producer | Nik Venet | |||
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Mythical Kings and Iguanas was the second solo LP by Dory Previn, released in early 1971. Following her successful debut as a confessional singer-songwriter the previous year, it concentrated on the quest for spiritual fulfilment and a loving relationship.
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Track listing
- Mythical Kings and Iguanas
- Yada Yada la Scala
- The Lady With the Braid
- Her Mother's Daughter
- Angels and Devils the Following Day
- Mary C. Brown and the Hollywood Sign
- Lemon Haired Ladies
- Stone for Bessie Smith
- The Game
- Going Home
Personnel
- Abbey Hall Singers - Backing Vocals
- Murray Adler - Violin
- Bud Brisbois - Trumpet
- Denny Brooks - Backing Vocals
- Conte Candoli - Trombone
- David Cohen - Guitar
- Buddy Collette - Clarinet
- Rollice Dale - Viola
- B.G. Davies - Backing Vocals
- Brian Davies - Guitar
- Phil Davis - Synthesiser
- Jesse Ehrlich - Cello
- Henry Ferber - Violin
- Herbie Harper - Trombone
- Paul Humphrey - Percussion
- Harry Hyams - Viola
- Peter Jameson - Guitar
- Marilyn L. Johnson - French Horn
- Tom Keene - Keyboards
- Tom Sowell - Theremin/Moog Synthesizer
- Ray Kelley - Cello
- Lou Klass - Violin
- Larry Knechtel - Keyboards
- Bernard Kundell - Strings
- Joy Lyle - Violin
- Clark Maffitt - Guitar
- Floyd C Maffitt - Backing Vocals
- Judy Mayhan - Backing Vocals
- Michael McGinnis - Backing Vocals
- Peter Morse - Backing Vocals
- Joe Osborn - Bass
- Dory Previn - Vocals, Guitar
- Gale Robinson - French Horn
- Ralph Schaeffer - Violin
- Louie Shelton - Guitar
- Ron Tutt - Drums
- West Venet - Backing Vocals
- Hamilton Wesley Watt - Guitar
- Tibor Zelig - Violin
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